Quotes About Legacy

In the end, its not what you have been through that matters; its how you got through it that defines your life and your legacy.

Why is it that we could do a million things right, but be forever remembered by one single mistake?

I believe success shouldn't be measured at the end of the day, but instead at the end of one's life.

One day each scene that you spent in this life will flash before you, make sure you're not embarrassed watching.

Life is like a fingerprint that can't be changed so make the best impression with it.

Work for a cause and not for an applause. Live life to express and not to impress. Don't strive to make your presence noticed; just make your absence felt!..

It is not what we get, but who we become. What we contribute. That gives meaning to our lives.

The days of life pass as the passing of clouds on the sky; do good as long as you are alive.

We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate - and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish.

Seashells remind us that every passing life leaves something beautiful behind.

Life is written in PEN, there's no erasing what you've already written, so keep writing.

My greatest fear in life is not having a big enough impact on someone's life to always be remembered...

To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

Life is but one continual course of instruction, The hand of the parent writes on the heart of the child the first faint characters which time deepens into strength so that nothing can efface them.

People say your entire life flashes before you when you die...so make it worth watching.

Live an honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

Our fingerprints cannot be erased from the lives of those we have touched.

It is better to lose your life than to waste it.

Your life is a book; make it a bestseller.

There's a story behind everything..but behind all your stories is always your mother's story...because hers is where yours begins.

Sharing tales of those we've lost is how we keep from really losing them.

Don't strive to make your presence noticed, live to make your absence felt...

What we do in life echoes in eternity.

Any sage will tell you the secret to longevity is to outlive your predictions and see them to fruition. You cannot gloat from the grave.